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Jacob Bacon 1842–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1842

Birth Location: Morgan County, Illinois

Death Date: 13 Jan 1899

Death Location: Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Shelton Bacon

Mother: Mary Redding

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hayward

Children(s): James Bacon, David Bacon, Joanna Bacon, Thomas Bacon, Sarah Bacon

Jacob Bacon was born in 1842 in Morgan County, Illinois, the child of Shelton Bacon And Mary Redding. In 1850, Jacob Bacon resided in Morgan, Illinois, USA. In 1860, Jacob Bacon resided in Indian Creek, Emerald Point, Morgan, Illinois, USA. Jacob Bacon married Elizabeth Hayward, and had children including David D Bacon, James Albert Bacon, Joanna B Anna Bacon, Sarah Elizabeth Bacon, Thomas Henry Bacon. Jacob Bacon passed away in 1899 in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Bacon was born in 1842 in Morgan County, Illinois, the child of Shelton Bacon And Mary Redding.
  • In 1850, Jacob Bacon resided in Morgan, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, Jacob Bacon resided in Indian Creek, Emerald Point, Morgan, Illinois, USA.
  • Jacob Bacon married Elizabeth Hayward, and had children including David D Bacon, James Albert Bacon, Joanna B Anna Bacon, Sarah Elizabeth Bacon, Thomas Henry Bacon.
  • Jacob Bacon passed away in 1899 in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shelton Bacon
1813–1868
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mary Redding
1828–1848
Birth Location: Morgan County, Illinois, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hayward
1844–1899
Birth Location: Indiana
EH

Children(s)

James Bacon
1875–1941
Birth Location: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA
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David Bacon
1873–1911
Birth Location: Walnut Creek, Brown, Kansas, USA
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Joanna Bacon
1871–1931
Birth Location: Walnut Creek, Brown, Kansas, USA
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Thomas Bacon
1867–1903
Birth Location: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas
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Sarah Bacon
1864–1932
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
SB

Jacob Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Bacon
1842–1899
Birth Place: Morgan County, Illinois
Parents
Shelton Bacon
1813–1868
Tennessee
Mary Redding
1828–1848
Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1778–1851
Berks Co., Pennsylvania
Delilah Pritchett
1781–1850
Washington Co., Tennessee
Jacob Redding
1796–1845
North Carolina
Emily Wyatt
1800–
Madison, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1747–1842
Mary Brown
1750–1787
Charles Prichard
1758–1801
Elizabeth Brown
1761–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810
John Brown
1710–1753
Hannah Hague
1707–1769

Jacob Bacon's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Bacon (7 Mar 1842–13 Jan 1899) m. Elizabeth Hayward (5 Jul 1844–29 Dec 1899)
  1. 1. James (Albert) Bacon 1875–1941 m. Amy (Gertrude) Timmerman 1877–1926 m. Lula (Maude) DeWalt 1881–1936
    1. 1. Olive (Elizabeth) Bacon 1899–1925
    2. 2. Lillian Bacon 1896–
  2. 2. David (D.) Bacon 1873–1911 m. Mary (Salinda) Brown 1887–1987
  3. 3. Joanna (B "Anna") Bacon 1871–1931 m. Edward (M) Copeland 1861–1930
  4. 4. Thomas (Henry) Bacon 1867–1903 m. Alice (Rosa) Lakey 1880–1969
    1. 1. Sytha (Elizabeth "Lizzy") Bacon 1900–1944
    2. 2. Jacob ("Jake") Bacon 1899–1957
    3. 3. Della (Myrtle) Bacon 1901–1988
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bacon 1864–1932 m. LeDoit (Judson) Sperry 1854–1927
    1. 1. Edward (B) Sperry 1882–1948
    2. 2. Earl (A.) Sperry 1889–1907
    3. 3. Baby Sperry 1894–1894

Jacob Bacon's Timeline

6 Records

1842
7 Mar 1842
Birth of Jacob Bacon in Morgan County, Illinois
Morgan County, Illinois
1850
1850
Age 8
Jacob Bacon resided here in Morgan, Illinois, USA
Morgan, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 18
Jacob Bacon resided here in Indian Creek, Emerald Point, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Indian Creek, Emerald Point, Morgan, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 28
Jacob Bacon resided here in Walnut Creek, Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA
Walnut Creek, Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Jacob Bacon resided here in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA
Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA
1899
13 Jan 1899
Age 57
Death of Jacob Bacon in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas
Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1842
    Event Place: Morgan County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas; Roll: 374; Page: 409D; Enumeration District: 016
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Walnut Creek, Brown, Kansas; Roll: M593_429; Page: 656A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Indian Creek, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: M653_213; Page: 879; Family History Library
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Morgan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Emerald Point, Morgan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Indian Creek, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: M653_213; Page: 879; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Walnut Creek, Brown, Kansas; Roll: M593_429; Page: 656A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas; Roll: 374; Page: 409D; Enumeration District: 016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hiawatha, Brown Co.
    Record Source: Web: Kansas, U.S., Fraternal Order Death Index, 1873-1969

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kansas, U.S., Fraternal Order Death Index, 1873-1969

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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